Tortellini Crock Pot Meal Food

CHEESY ITALIAN TORTELLINI (CROCK POT)

Steps:

• Brown beef; drain.
• Spray crock pot with cooking spray.
• Mix beef, marinara sauce, mushrooms and tomatoes in crock pot.
• Cook on low 7 - 8 hours.
• Stir in the tortellini and sprinkle with cheese.
• Cover and cook for 15 minutes more.
• **Update**.
• If frozen for OAMC this heats well and does not dry out if you can reheat in freezer bags or sealable bags. Excellent.

TORTELLINI CROCK POT MEAL

Steps:

• 1. Put all ingredients into crock pot, chunking up the cream cheese, and cook on low for 5 hours.
• 2. I used the meat tortellini, added a side salad with crusty Italian bread and it was a hit.
• 3. The next time I make it I'm going to try cheese tortellini and maybe add some chicken.

CROCK POT CHEESY SPINACH AND TOMATO TORTELLINI

Steps:

• Place chicken or vegetable broth, diced tomatoes, and cream cheese chunks into slow cooker and mix together.
• Cover and cook on low 2-3 hours.
• Stir in the pasta.
• Cover and cook on low for about two more hours, or until pasta is cooked.
• Stir in spinach until wilted.
• Salt and pepper to taste, and serve with parmesan cheese.

SLOW COOKER CHEESY TORTELLINI

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium high heat. Add ground beef, onion and garlic. Cook until beef has browned, about 3-5 minutes, making sure to crumble the beef as it cooks; drain excess fat. Place ground beef mixture, crushed tomatoes, diced tomatoes and green chiles, oregano, basil and red pepper flakes into a slow cooker; season with salt and pepper, to taste. Stir until well combined. Cover and cook on low heat for 7-8 hours or high heat for 3-4 hours. Uncover and stir in tortellini; top with cheeses. Cover and cook on low heat for an additional 15-30 minutes, or until tender. Serve immediately, garnished with parsley, if desired.

CROCK POT CREAMY CHICKEN ALFREDO TORTELLINI

Steps:

• Place the chicken breasts in a single layer into a crock pot. I used my favorite Crock Pot Casserole Slow Cooker.
• Pour half the jar of Alfredo sauce over the chicken in the crock pot.
• Cover the crock pot and cook on low for 4-5 hours or high for 3-4 hours. Cooking time will depend on the thickness of the chicken pieces. Occasionally check for done-ness.
• When the chicken is cooked through use two forks to shred the chicken into bite size pieces.
• Cook the tortellini following the directions on the package. I followed the microwave cooking directions and the tortellini was cooked perfectly.
• Add the cooked tortellini, remaining Alfredo sauce and cheese to the crock pot.
• Mix well and recover the crock pot. Allow the cheese to melt and the tortellini and Alfredo sauce to heat up and come to the same temperature.
• Serve with some fresh grated Parmesan cheese over each serving and salad and bread if desired.
• Makes 4-6 servings.

CHEESY CROCKPOT TORTELLINI

Steps:

• Crumble the ground beef and Italian sausage together in a large skillet. Cook over medium-high heat until browned. Drain.
• Combine the ground meats, marinara sauce, mushrooms, and tomatoes in a slow cooker. Cover, and cook on LOW heat for 6 to 8 hours.
• Stir in the tortellini, and sprinkle the mozzarella and cheddar cheese over the top. Cover and cook for 15 more minutes on LOW, or until the tortellini is tender.

EASY SLOW-COOKER TORTELLINI

Steps:

• Heat a skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir sausage in the hot skillet until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes. Transfer sausage to a slow cooker.
• Pour diced tomatoes, tortellini, Neufchatel cheese, spinach, and chicken broth into the slow cooker, making sure to chunk up cheese throughout the mixture.
• Cover and cook on Low until tortellini has become tender, 4 to 6 hours.

SLOW COOKER CREAMY TORTELLINI SOUP

Steps:

• Place the browned sausage, onion, carrots, celery, garlic, Italian seasoning, beef bouillon powder, salt, and broth in a 6-quart / litre slow cooker bowl. Cover and cook on high for 4 hours or low for 7 hours.
• Uncover and skim any fat that is sitting on the top of the soup with a spoon; discard. Stir in the cornstarch mixture with the evaporated milk (or half and half or cream). Add the tortellini and mix well. Cover again and cook on HIGH heat setting for a further 45 minutes until the soup has thickened, and the tortellini is soft and cooked through.
• Add in the spinach, pressing the leaves down to completely submerse into the liquid. Cover again for a further 5-10 minutes until the leaves have wilted.
• Pour in milk in 1/3 cup increments, as needed, to reach your desired thickness and consistency (I needed 1 cup); taste test and season with extra salt ONLY if needed, and pepper to suit your tastes.
• Serve with crusty warmed bread

CROCK POT CHEESE TORTELLINI AND MEATBALLS WITH VODKA SAUCE

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients except cheese in crock pot.
• Cook on low for 6 hours.
• Serve in bowls topped with cheese.
• Can also serve with garlic bread and a salad.

CROCK POT CREAMY TORTELLINI SAUSAGE STEW (+VIDEO)

Steps:

• Brown and crumble ground Italian sausage. Season with salt and pepper. Drain excess grease. Place cooked sausage into the bottom of a 4-quart crock pot.
• Pour in chicken broth.
• Add in Italian diced tomatoes. Then pour into crock pot. Top with chunks of cream cheese.
• Sprinkle Italian seasoning and garlic salt onto soup mixture. Top with frozen cheese tortellini and baby spinach.
• Cover and cook on low for 3-4 hours.
• Uncover and stir well. If cream cheese isn't fully melted, cover and allow to cook for additional 20 minutes.
• Then serve! Top with shredded Parmesan cheese (optional).